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Pearland Schools Investigating Unusual Network Activity

A Houston-area school district has hired cybersecurity experts to conduct an independent investigation to determine whether sensitive information was exposed after a possible intruder disrupted operations.

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(TNS) — Pearland ISD has reported that it is investigating "unusual activity" in its computer system that it says was impacting some operations, including Skyward, a system that provides communication access to families and students.

The district said in a press release that there has been no evidence that any personal information has been affected by the problems.

"We immediately took steps to secure our environment and engaged leading cybersecurity experts to conduct an independent investigation to determine what happened and whether sensitive information may have been affected as a result," the release said. "That investigation is ongoing."

The district did not indicate when issues in its system were first detected.

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